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That’s a wrap! 

Cammie and I left our house in Salida, Colorado on March 17 with a vague plan for what the next 9 months would look like. Over the last 38 weeks we traveled to 11 countries (Mexico, England, Wales, Scotland, Greece, Albania, Montenegro, Switzerland, Austria, Portugal and Spain) and slept in 39 different beds. 

We did 11 house/pet sits and took care of 11 wonderful dogs, 3 friendly cats and a few fish. Thanks to Trusted Houseittters we met some amazing people and made new friends all over the world. 

We traveled by just about every means imaginable from walking!!!, bus, train, bike, kayak, airplane, hiking, taxi/Uber, ferry boat, running and gondola. We even tried hitchhiking in Albania but no one picked us up😬. 

I ran 12 different races/running events from crazy trail races in Wales, Scotland and Austria to more tame road races in Portugal and England. Aside from a complete fiasco at the Salzburg, Trail Running Festival (didn’t translate the 22-page pre race PDF and got very confused about the finish line location😳) I had a great time and met some friendly runners from all over the world. After a Fell Race in England one of the race volunteers invited me to his house at 9pm for a ‘spot of tea and some jam on toast’. 

We spent time in some of the great cities in Europe (Zurich, Salzburg, London, Milan, Vienna and Lisbon) but much more of our time was in small towns and villages well off the tourist path. Places like Pontyclun, Wales and Peebles, Scotland and Basingstoke, England. And along the way we learned a little more about the history, people and cultures of our amazing world. 

This is certainly an experience that we will never forget. Although I’m not a journaler I kept a regular journal during our adventure and I’m so glad that I’ll have this to look back on in 20 years. Cammie and I talked about this for ~10 years before we finally committed and it involved a lot of saving, crazy amounts of planning/logistics and some kind friends and family that helped us sort out a few key pieces of the puzzle - thank you! 

We are excited to be home soon and to see our family and friends and our dog Luna!

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